Why Did Frasier’s Reboot Recast Freddy Crane For The 3rd Time?

The Frasier reboot recasts Freddy for a third time, and there’s a good reason why. When Kelsey Grammer returns as Frasier Crane in the Paramount+ reboot, he has one clear goal — to fix his tense relationship with his grown-up son. Frasier and Lilith’s only child has appeared in both Cheers and the original Frasier, but mostly as a secondary character. In the Frasier reboot, however, he will be at the center of its storytelling, with his relationship with his dead being the emotional backbone of the project.